Hogwarts: The Cat Wizard of the Moving Castle
Chapter 42

I'm the second generation?! (Seeking follow-up reading)

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Mu En could tell that this person in front of him was a bit simple-minded, but also Dumbledore's most devoted follower.

Of course, that wasn't meant as a criticism.

It was nice to get along with people like this.

So much better than that old guy Dumbledore, who wanted to test me with Legilimency the moment we met!!

"Alright, come in and have a seat," Mu En said casually. "Harry, bring our guest a chair."

"Okay," Harry said, finally pulling his hand out of the bag.

He had been startled by the giant's sudden outburst just now, almost drawing his sword.

Hagrid was so tall he nearly touched the ceiling. Harry went upstairs to find a sturdy little stool, feeling that any other chair wouldn't be able to support Hagrid's massive frame.

As soon as Hagrid entered, he noticed Lucifer.

"Oh, my goodness, what's this little thing?!" Hagrid exclaimed in surprise.

"Hey, hey, hey! Why are you looking at me like that?!" Lucifer scurried closer to the fireplace.

He wasn't afraid of bad guys, but he was afraid of perverts.

"Merlin's beard! He can talk too!" Hagrid was astonished.

"Sorry, but please don't look at my friend that way," Mu En said helplessly.

"Friend?!" Hagrid's attention was immediately drawn to Mu En's choice of words.

Just as Hagrid hadn't known Lucifer earlier but had still used "he" instead of "it" to refer to the creature, Hearing Mu En's word "friend" now, Hagrid immediately felt a bit more favorably towards Mu En.

Most wizards were arrogant, and it was rare for wizards to befriend magical creatures.

Scamander was one, and Hagrid was another.

Now, in Hagrid's eyes, Mu En was one too.

At this point, Harry had also brought the chair down. Seeing Harry, Hagrid immediately let Lucifer go. He took the stool and said happily, "When I last saw you, you were just a little fluffball. You look a lot like your dad. Your eyes are just like your mother's."

"Thank you," Harry replied with a smile, finding the term "fluffball" a bit overwhelming.

"Oh, right, this!" Hagrid suddenly said, pulling a slightly squashed box from his enormous black coat's inner pocket and handing it to Harry.

Harry tremblingly opened the box to find a gooey chocolate cake inside. Written on top in green icing were the words: Happy Birthday, Harry.

Harry was surprised. This was the second time he had felt that someone cared about him.

And it was from someone he had only just met ten minutes ago. This… made him feel a bit unreal.

"Thank you, Mr. Hagrid," Harry said solemnly.

"Don't call me Mr., just Hagrid is fine," Hagrid chuckled dismissively. "I specifically chose your birthday to pick you up.

You have no idea how many teachers at Hogwarts wanted to come get you. Everyone was very curious about how you were doing.

But as you can see.

In the end, I! Hagrid, Keeper of the Forbidden Forest and groundskeeper at Hogwarts, got this opportunity."

Even Harry could tell that Hagrid was happy and a tiny bit proud to have been assigned this task by Dumbledore.

"Thank you for your concern," Harry said earnestly. "Shall we go to Diagon Alley now?"

Hagrid nodded. "Oh, it seems you and this..."

He trailed off, turning to look at Mu En.

"My name is Mu En Jones."

"It seems you and Mr. Jones have already been to Diagon Alley," Hagrid said. "But Dumbledore told me you have another friend, right? A young wizard also starting this year. He instructed me to pick you both up together."

"Oh, it's Hermione. We agreed to go to Diagon Alley together. Shall we head out now?" Harry asked eagerly.

Just like every child eagerly anticipates a trip to the supermarket, Harry was very excited about every trip to Diagon Alley.

"Of course, what about the cake..."

"You can put it in the refrigerator," Harry said.

"What's a refrigerator… Alright, let's go. Is there anything you need to bring?" Hagrid readily agreed.

"Wait!!" ×2

With that, Hagrid watched as Harry eagerly headed upstairs, with Mu En following close behind.

Ten minutes later, Hagrid understood what they had gone to do.

Looking at Harry, who was neatly dressed and impeccably attired, Hagrid smiled with satisfaction. "You look very handsome, just like your father."

Mu En adjusted Harry's hat, revealing the lightning scar. "Don't hide it. You can't hide it forever. It's time for you to enter the wizarding world."

Harry's expression turned bitter, a hint of helplessness in his voice. "Alright."

After all, he couldn't just change his name.

"Then let's go," Mu En said, placing a hand on Harry and Hagrid's shoulders.

Bang—

For a moment, the rapid disturbance of the air even caused an explosion, and the blast of air made Lucifer sway back and forth.

"This big guy... is too scary," Lucifer muttered, a little scared.

The Leaky Cauldron, in the courtyard.

After an explosion, a group of five people appeared in the small courtyard. As soon as Mu En appeared, he coughed a few times, patting his chest.

He swore that transporting ten normal people was definitely not as tiring as transporting Hagrid.

This guy had outrageously high magic resistance, was a spellcaster himself, and his weight was equivalent to three or four normal adult males.

Half-giant...

Mu En muttered, luckily he wasn't very smart... If he had advanced spellcasting abilities, Mu En couldn't even imagine how strong Hagrid would be.

After catching his breath for a moment, Mu En recovered and gently tapped the stone wall with his wand. Diagon Alley appeared before everyone's eyes.

Hermione and Harry, eager, were the first to walk into the alley.

Hagrid followed closely behind.

Only Mu En and Chris were left behind.

"Want to grab a coffee later? The coffee at that shop, with its unique magic, always makes me nostalgic," Chris suggested.

"Good idea," Mu En nodded as well.

It wasn't Chris's first time, so he was familiar with the place and wasn't too worried about the two children.

However, before that, they had to go to Gringotts.

These goblins had a preferential policy for students to exchange Pounds Sterling for Galleons. This was something Granger and Harry, who were tight on Galleons, couldn't miss.

Harry was a little worried. His own vault was running low. After all, since Christmas, due to graduation season and his magical studies, he hadn't really earned any extra money.

"Uncle Mu En, can I bring the things from the study to Hogwarts?" Harry asked tentatively, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Mu En patted him on the head: "You brat, bringing those things won't save you much.

Just buy them. If you're short, I'll cover it."

If they could, no child wouldn't want to use new stationery and books at school.

Besides, a few Galleons were truly nothing to Mu En.

Hagrid also heard Harry's words. He first gave Mu En an approving smile, and then said, "Harry, don't worry. James and Lily left quite a substantial inheritance."

Harry was immediately surprised and looked at Hagrid: "Wh... what?! Wait... Hagrid, you mean... I have a lot of money?!"

"Of course, your grandfather quadrupled your family's assets back then with his exclusive development of Slick Hair Potion, hair oil, hair wax, and so on. James never even worked a day," Hagrid explained.

"Quadrupled?!" Mu En was also a little surprised.

"Is that hair potion really that effective??"

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